Chapter 1: Boats -- Shapes/Sizes -- Materials -- Rudders/Skegs -- Cockpits/Wave Skis/Hatches/Bulkheads -- Doubles/Singles -- Sails/Parasails/Kites -- Collapsibles -- Chapter 2: Paddles -- Materials -- Length -- Weight -- Shape -- Price -- Drip Rings -- Take-apart Paddles -- Chapter 3: General Goodies and Safety Stuff -- Skirts -- Personal Flotation Devices (PFDs) -- Sponges/Pumps -- Throws/Paddlefloats/Sea Socks/Hypothermia -- Compass/Flares/Noisemakers -- Binoculars -- GPS Systems -- Cell Phones -- Miscellaneous -- Chapter 4: Clothes -- Pile/Others -- Wet/Drysuits -- Footwear -- Hats -- Sunglasses -- Gloves -- Tights -- Chapter 5: Techniques -- Getting in the Boat and Going -- Paddling -- Carrying -- Safety -- Chapter 6: Camping -- Equipment -- Packing -- Miscellaneous Camping Hints -- Chapter 7: Fishing -- Gear -- Critters to Catch -- Fishing Rods -- Nets -- Traps -- Bait -- Information Resources -- Chapter 8: Florida Geography: General Shape and Coastline -- Regional Coastal Differences -- St. Mary's River to Cape Canaveral -- Cape Canaveral to Ft. Lauderdale -- Ft. Lauderdale to Miami -- Biscayne Bay National Park and the Florida Keys -- Everglades National Park and Upper Florida Bay to Ft. Myers -- Ft. Myers to Sarasota -- Tampa Bay -- St. Petersburg to Bayport -- Bayport to the Suwannee River -- Suwannee River to the Ochlockonee River -- Ochlockonee River to St. Joseph Bay -- St. Joseph Bay to Perdido Bay Chapter 9: Weather Patterns and Tides -- Weather Patters -- Winds -- Rain -- Heat/Cold -- Waves -- Waterspouts/Tornadoes and Hurricanes/Thunderstorms and Lightning -- Tides -- Low-energy Coasts/Inland -- High-energy Coasts -- Keys -- Chapter 10: Coastal Critters for Enjoyment and Pain -- Birds -- Land Mammals -- Marine Mammals -- Snakes -- Alligators/Crocodiles -- Oysters -- Jellyfish, Stingrays, Sea Urchins, Sharks -- Bugs, Bugs, Bugs -- Corals -- Chapter 11: Coastal Vegetation of Note -- Sea Grasses -- Marsh Grasses -- Mangroves -- Sea Oats and Other Dune Vegetation -- Dangerous Plants -- Edibles -- Chapter 12: Early Coastal History -- Prehistoric -- Historic -- Modern -- Chapter 13: Overnight Paddling Trips -- Trip Planning -- Intercoastal Waterways -- Coastal Rivers -- Chapter 14: Everglades National Park -- Trip Planning -- Permits and Park Information -- Food and Gear -- Weather and Tides -- Friends Along the Way -- My Everglades Trips -- Trip One. February 14-18, 1990 -- Trip Two. April 28-May 1, 1994 -- Trip Three. December 10-14, 1997 -- Chapter 15: Big Bend Sea Grasses Paddling Trail -- St. Marks Lighthouse to Aucilla River -- Site 0: St. Marks Lighthouse -- Site 1: Pinhook River -- Site 2: Aucilla River Boat Ramp -- Econfina River to the Fenholloway River Site 3: Econfina River Campground -- Site 4: Rock Island -- Spring Warrior to Sponge Point -- Site 5: Spring Warrior Camp -- Site 6: Keaton Beach -- Site 7: Sponge Point -- Dallus Creek to Steinhatchee -- Site 8: Dallus Creek Campsite -- Site 9+: Steinhatchee -- Sink Creek to Butler Island -- Site 10: Sink Creek -- Site 11: Horseshoe Beach -- Site 12: Butler Island Campsite -- Shired Island to Clark Island -- Site 13: Shired Island Campground -- Site 14: Salt Creek Ramp in Suwannee -- Site 15: Clark Island -- Clark Island to Kelly Creek -- Site 16: Shell Mound -- Site 17: Number Four Channel Bridge and the City of Cedar Key -- Site 18: Kelly Creek Campsite -- Turtle Creek to Yankeetown -- Site 19: Turtle Creek Campsite -- Site 20: Yankeetown Boat Ramp -- APPENDICES -- Constructing a Sea Kayak Seat Back -- Paddle Suspension Rig -- A List of Kayak Books -- Kayak Camping List and Food Planning Chart -- Boat Liveries and Outfitters and Associations -- Everglades National Park Campsite Map and Chart.